Congress of Aboriginal Peoples News Releases

Le CPA exige la démission du ministre des Relations avec les Autochtones de la Couronne, Marc Miller

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:38:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - 27 juin 2023) - Le Congrès des peuples autochtones a perdu confiance dans le ministre des Relations autochtones de la Couronne, Marc Miller, après des années d'ignorance et d'exclusion de centaines de milliers de Métis et d'Inuits du sud du Labrador vivant hors réserve et sans statut. Le Congrès estime que ces actes et politiques ne peuvent être corrigés qu'avec le renvoi de Marc Miller, dans l'espoir qu'il soit remplacé par une personne faisant preuve de...

CAP Demands Resignation of Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:37:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 27, 2023) - The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples has lost faith in Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller after years of ignoring and excluding hundreds of thousands of off-Reserve, non-status, Metis and Southern Labrador Inuit Indigenous people. The Congress believes these acts and policies can only be remedied with the removal of Marc Miller, with hopes of a replacement with compassion and a clear understanding of the Indigenous reality in...

Call for Minister of Justice to Not Exclude Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) from Equitable Access to Rights

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:16:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 21, 2023) - Today, CAP has issued a letter to the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, expressing concerns over the exclusion of the inclusive Indigenous community in the tabling of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) Action Plan in Parliament on the eve of National Indigenous Peoples Day.The letter highlights that the UNDA Action Plan, released on June 20th, completely disregards the...

True Reconciliation Lies in the Hands of Senators

Tue, 23 May 2023 11:30:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 23, 2023) - Last week, leaders from the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples urged Canadian Senators to exercise common sense and include CAP and the voices of urban Indigenous Peoples in the proposed Reconciliation Council. The oversight body is a "Call to Action" from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 2015 report."Senators now have the opportunity to make reconciliation inclusive for all Indigenous Peoples," says CAP National Chief Elmer St. Pierre....

Government Must Not Use Reconciliation As A Tool For Assimilation

Wed, 17 May 2023 11:58:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 17, 2023) - The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is calling on Canadian Senators to ensure all Indigenous Peoples are included in the planned Reconciliation Council being created by Bill C-29. The oversight body is a "Call to Action" from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 2015 report. It is vital that urban Indigenous voices and CAP have a seat at the table, and therefore Senators must make an amendment allowing us to take part."Reconciliation must...

CAP Commemorates Red Dress Day and Call on the Federal Government to Implement a Red Dress Alert

Fri, 05 May 2023 16:15:00 -0400

Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2023) - Today, on Red Dress Day, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) lifts up all Indigenous peoples and communities across Turtle Island as we remember and honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, and calls on the federal government to implement a red dress alert. Systemic discrimination, racism, and violence against Indigenous people has resulted in violence against and loss of our women, girls, and...